I'm kinda obsessed with Rogue and roguelike games in general (and weird monsters). I was reading this great article from 2016 about their history that I boosted yesterday (thanks to @WoodooProd for alerting me to it).
As I read and poked around the web to check out these early roguelikes, I loved these two screens from a SUPER early roguelike (Pedit5, from 1975).
I've encountered a strange issue where #BaldursGate3 is suddenly constantly crashing on my main rig, but working perfectly fine on my #SteamDeck. I'm not using any mods, my rig is more than enough to handle the game on high settings at 1440p, and I'm not having any issues with any other games. I've reinstalled the game several times. I've verified the integrity of the files via steam, I've even reinstalled my OS. Noting works. It still crashes constantly on my main PC. There;s no discernible pattern to the crashes either--in combat, out of combat, standing around in the world, clicking on something, doing an action, character creation...it just crashes after 5-10 minutes every time without fail. My temps are all fine as well, and no other game is giving me these issues....any idea what's up? I'm running the game on a Ryzen 5 2600 with a 6650 XT, 32 GB of ram, and nvme driven and i'm using #LinuxMint 21.3... #GamingOnLinux#RPGs#BG3#GamingOnLinux#RPGs#BG3
Getting a little bit of FOMO from people playing #bg3... but what's the game like past the character creator? How's the story and characters? Are the skills fun? #videogames#RPGs
Hi! 👋 I'm Scott, aka Thissa! I'm a technology enthusiast from BC, Canada. By day I build software used to run medical labs in #Python. But when I'm not doing that I'm often watching #Anime or #Gaming.
So after getting bombarded with #kickstarter ads on #facebook for the #ttrpg "Wilderfeast," I succumbed to pressure and read the quickstart. And...well, it looks pretty cool. Big #monsterhunter vibes and interesting mechanics (coming from someone who's only really played #dnd5e).
It's easy to say "you should leave politics out of D&D" for people whose very existence hasn't been forcibly politicized. Even if I didn't play trans PCs, as a trans woman my very presence at the table is political. 1/4
The phenomena of rentier supermassive #photogrametry libraries like #Quixel for #Unreal will be the death knell of open world #rpgs. The barrage of highly photorealistic yet poorly designed games is destined to transform the connotation of "uncanny valley" from that of estrangement to that of burnout, as gamers hop from one massive world to the next sporting realistic landscapes with little depth of consideration for the psychological mechanics that define story-oriented games or the dedication required to become intimate with a craft. Meanwhile, the flaws of supposedly flawless #megascans will become apparent to average players within a few years, and one can even imagine the megascan aesthetic becoming associated with interactive smut and reactionary virtual reality in 15 years. Meanwhile those who are genuinely passionate about games will continue to learn to build them from the inside and out, and continue to produce worlds worth imagining, along with faithful audiences.
My utmost sympathy to anyone who is forced to work in MS Word by their employer - creating this template was a painful experience and has given me a fresh appreciation for how powerful Google Docs really is.
Interesting RPG situation on consoles that I hadn't anticipated: Baldur's Gate 3 is soon out on Playstation, while XBox will have Starfield. We know BG3 is a huge success already, so that puts a lot of pressure on Starfield. #rpgs#videogames#xbox#playstation
#Introduction: Hello, I am #new here! I was on #Diaspora for quite a few years but it was a very small community. Mastodon seems larger and more dynamic.
I'm mainly here to chat about #RPG games. I have been playing #DnD since the #1980s, starting with Moldvay #Basic and Keep on the Borderlands. These days I am mostly playing #DCC, but also enjoy Call of #Cthulhu, Traveller and #OSR games.
Besides #RPGs, I like British comics, especially #2000AD and its spin-offs. And #cycling.
Exactly 30 years ago today, Final Fantasy VI was released on the SNES in Japan. It is one of the greatest Final Fantasy games to ever be developed, and is a personal favorite of ours on the blog.
Our retrospective post won't be ready until tomorrow.